New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-29

upon represent ations that the matter
not IN any way WAS governed by law
The president understanding was, that
flags had been, fro m time to time, return;
ed when applied for and that no new inn
portant question was involved Immediate.
ly upon examination OF the law. however,
and learning that there was large num-
Der OF confederate flags involved and that
none OF them had ever been returned the
president Immediately decided his approx
al OF the plan and had been inconsiderate
and mistaken. III
BEFORE THE LETTER
Washington dispatch: Proceedings were
instituted in the district supreme court on
the 18th, against the secretary Of war; as
the representative OF the president, to pre-
vent the return Of the confederate ba tile
flags captured by the troops Of the state
OF Ohio. Gen. II. v. Boylton, correspond
ent OF the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette
made the necessary affidayits, and Gov.
Foraker is in telegraphic communica-
ton with the attorneys, who are
Messrs. Shellabarger, Of Shella barger g.
Wilson. and ex-Gov. Boutwell,. Early
action will be taken by the court. The
affair has set the ex-soldier element on fire,
and violent language is being used against
the administration.
A special. to the Evening Wisconsin from
Madison, Wis, says: Gov. 5Rusk is great
ly aroused by the determine ton OF the
administration to return all flags now in
the possession Of the federal government to
the states from which the came. To-day
he sent the following letter to Adit-Ge
r. G. Drum at Washington:
Sir have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt OF your communication OF June
z, rendering to the state Of Wisconsin the
flags OF the different organiza lions from
this state now inthe custody OF the war
department. Please advise me as to wheth-
er this tender also includes the rebel flags
captured by Wisconsin troops in the late
war? II the flags captured by our army
are to go out OF the possession OF the gen
eral government. think they should be
given to the states by whose troops they
We're captured
Gov Rusk also wired the following pro-
test to President Cleveland: '.Iwish to pro-
test against the return OF the flags cap
tured by the Union troops to the states
from whose military Organizations they
were captured Ii these flags are to be
surrendered by the general government, I
hope they will be given to states by whose
troops they were captured. >
New York, June 16.-A special to the
Evening Post says: Adj. Gen. Drum is the
only person in authority here who appears
disposed to talk about the order relative
to the return OF the rebel fags-he has a
Soo.t liS!u 70 SPEAK, lof IL Is qulCe certain
that the idea originated will, him. Gen.
Drum has these trophies in his charge
What his share in the matter is can, per-
haps, be best learned from the following
interview:
'Gen. Drum-You are going to return to
the Southern states all the flags, standards
and colors which were captured by the
Union army from the confederates during
the warp
1--WE are going to return them to all the
states, north and south. The president
has recommended that it be done, and T
am now having full lists made of all these
trophies in possession of the department.
In short time we shall have the whole
collection SO assorted and separated that
we shall be ready to forward to every state
in the union whatever flags belonging to
state volunteers fell into the hands OF the
federal army and into the hands of the war
department.. am having a complete in.
ventory OF them made out with written
statements to tell briefly as far as known
the history Of each trophy and the story of
howit came to be captured. Al this litera-
ture will be completed and the trophies will
be ready to be forwarded to their owners in
a few weeks.
when the president expressed his APP
prevail OF This proposition did he do 1T in
writing?''
The adiutant general did not give direct
answer to this question:, but intimated
that possibly, when the list OF the flags re-
turned and their history was given to the
public, a letter from President Cleveland
on the subject might also be made public.
when did the president determine that
these flags should be returned?''
During the week OF the national drill.
This action is not due to any pressure or
any suggestion from any outside source.
The idea ORIGINATED with the admin istra-
ton. 1t had been in contemplation in the
department for some considerable time.
Gen. Drum only speaks OF the president
in regard to his action to say that the pro.
position was made to the president by
Secretary Endicott at q cabinet meeting
when it was unanimously approved.